Compiling a list of "neo-retro" hardware

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Jun 16 22:28:17 2004

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 05:41:19PM -0700, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> >
> > I'd like to create a resource listing of all the neo-retro hardware being
> > developed today.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > - IDE or CF interfaces for the Apple ][ and other 8-bits,
>
> Got one of those (HDD-64 IDE interface for the C-64). I use mine
> with a 20MB HP Kittyhawk drive (1.3").

Links please. Just mere mention of its existence does my resource
"directory" no good ;(

> Would the 2003-pressing of the Dragon's Lair LaserDisc count? I built my
> own Dragon's Lair/Space Ace LED scoreboard from scratch, but I know some
> people who bought a hobby-commercial one. That certainly should count.

That gets more into arcade games, which is a whole other arena that I'd
rather leave to other enthusiasts.

> There's a lot of neo-retro accessories in the video game crowd,
> especially with DL and SA (complete cabinets, LaserDisc hardware
> adapters to use modern LD players with original board sets, etc.)

There certainly is.

> I forget who, but someone has built a one-off DF-32 implementation in
> TTL with a Dallas battery-backed NVRAM (like a large version of the
> NVRAM found in SPARC boxes). There seems to be an implementation bug, so
> it doesn't work perfectly with original software, but you can write new
> stuff from scratch that works well (there was some sense that was
> flipped between a DF-32 and the RF-08, it's related to that, somehow).

I'm more interested in devices that are intended to be either sold or the
plans made available for multiple unit production.

> There's a new TTL-based 1802 implementation (with toggles and TIL-311s),
> with two expansions so far, a keypad and a RS-232 level
> shifter/RAM/NVRAM board.

Again, links, please.

> I've also seen a project to hang a 3c509 off of a VIC-20.

Links?

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